Chapter 293: 286 New Roommate

Tang Zhinian, carrying his daughter’s luggage, had quite a load. The luggage included quilts and such, which he disliked buying from outside. He preferred the quilts sewn at home, which he found to be very thick, warm enough for winter. But how she’s going to get through summer is something he hadn’t thought about.

For their freshman year, they were required to live on campus, but by sophomore year they could commute.

The dorms were allocated by groups, and it was either coincidence or because of Lin’s father’s connections, Tang Yuxin ended up in the same dormitory as Lin Yile.

Each dormitory had six beds. They arrived early so few people had come yet, leaving both the upper and lower bunks empty.

Lin Yile looked at the upper bunk distressfully. Wow, so high. Scary.

Luckily, they came early. Otherwise, she would have to sleep on the upper bunk for three years.

“I want this one,” Lin Yile pointed to a bed near the window. The location was ideal because it got good natural light, plus it was far away from the door, which was a blessing during the winter. Anyone who’s lived in a dorm knows that being near the door isn’t ideal because

not only does one get disturbed by the turning on and off of the lights every morning, but also the winds from outside during winter would freeze the bed closest to the door.

Even as a place like Qing University, there were no great student apartments. Mostly, rooms were like this, with six people. Six people per room was already the best option. There were rooms with eight people, but they were lucky to get a six-person room.

And since no one else had arrived, they were free to choose amongst the upper and lower bunks.

Tang Yuxin actually preferred the upper bunk, which was cleaner and quieter. She had been accustomed to sleeping in one during her previous life’s college years. But that wouldn’t work for Lin Yile, a girl who had been spoiled by her parents because of her frail physique. If she slept on an upper bunk, who knows if she would fall off the bed?

“Yuxin, would you sleep here?” Lin Yile tugged at Tang Yuxin’s sleeve, pointing to the lower bunk across from the one she had chosen. This way, we’ll be close to each other.

Tang Yu glanced over, “Lower bunk, shouldn’t I sleep on your upper bunk?”

She meant that she didn’t mind Yile’s upper bunk.

“No way,” Lin Yile quickly shook her head, “What if you fall down? What if I attend your funeral, I would die of crying.”

Tang Yuxin quietly sighed, then resignedly put her luggage under the lower bunk bed.

She would still sleep on the lower bunk, to avoid being hexed to death by a certain girl before she actually died.

Soon after, Lin’s father and Tang Zhinian both came over. Both fathers were satisfied with their daughters’ chosen bunks. Hmm, they had chosen wisely in coming early. This allowed these bunks to be picked by the girls. Plus, it’s a spacious six-person room where they will live for three years.

However, those were Lin’s father’s thoughts. Tang Yuxin hadn’t considered living there for three years. As soon as the university would allow commuting in the second year, she planned to rent a place outside to live.

She didn’t like living on campus. If it hadn’t been mandatory, she might not have come to the school at all.

After they had settled everything, both fathers left, but they were still quite worried. After all, this was their children’s first time away from home for this long. How could they not be worried?

Fortunately, they were together. Otherwise, I would have been really worried about my Lele being alone outside. I’m always worried about her because of her nature.

“Don’t worry, it will be fine,” Tang Zhinian chuckled. “These kids have to grow up eventually. We can’t keep them by our side forever. This is their first step towards growing up. You’re already like this now. What about when it’s time for your daughter to get married?”

Mentioning marriage, the countenance of Lin’s father immediately dropped. “My Lele is not getting married. Anyone who dares to go after my Lele will have their legs broken by me.”

Tang Zhinian gave a wry smile. Ahh, Lin’s Father has said what every father feels deep inside. Although that’s what he says, how could he be willing to really hand his daughter, whom he had raised for so many years, to someone else?

It’s like growing a big cabbage with a year’s hard work, and then watching someone else take it away. The cabbage was so tender and lovely. It would surely be heartbreaking and painful, right?

But of course, children have to grow up and will eventually have to get married. They will have to give their beloved daughters to another man no matter how unwilling they are. This thought is so sad.

The two fathers looked at each other, each seeing something particular in the other’s eyes. That thing was that whoever wanted to marry their daughters would definitely need to have tough skin.

Of course, Tang Yuxin and Lin Yile had no idea what their fathers were thinking. They were just starting their college lives.

This was only the first day, just after leaving home, they still hadn’t grasped their new reality. The most they were feeling might be curiosity and excitement. They were in college now and lived in the dormitory.

After Tang Yuxin tidied up her bed and smoothed out the folds on her quilt, she turned around to see Lin Yiguang looking around the room. She had no idea what he was pondering.

A short while later, the other students in the dormitory arrived. The first one to arrive was accompanied by her parents who were both honest rural people. The girl was a cute, short and plump girl with dimples when she smiled.

“You came very early,” the girl was naturally outgoing. One look at her two classmates already in the dormitory, she warmly greeted them.

“Hello,” Lin Yile stood up. Already being a cute girl, she was very likeable.

“My name is Lin Yile,” she introduced herself, then tugged at Tang Yuxin’s sleeve, “This is Tang Yuxin, we are from the same school, and best friends.”

“My name is Ting Yuan, you can call me Yuan Yuan.” The plump girl beamed a happy smile. Lin Yile was a typical city girl with a delicate skin complexion and good diction in Mandarin. As for Tang Yuxin, she was even paler. It was a type of translucent pale that was almost stunning. Yuan Yuan felt like she could see her veins through her skin.

The most important thing was, Tang Yuxin was so beautiful, almost making it hard to look at her.

“And…” She sniffed the air around her.

“Did you spray perfume? Why does it smell so good?”

“Not perfume,” Lin Yile giggled, covering her mouth. “It’s Yuxin’s natural body scent. It’s not as strong after she showers, or else as time goes by, it gets stronger.”